HTC MAGIC User Manual page 86

86 Exchanging Messages
Multimedia messages, also known as MMS, can contain text and a picture, a
recorded voice, an audio or video file, a picture slideshow, contact card (vCard), or
appointment (vCalendar).
Note The Messages application automatically converts a text message into a multimedia
message when you entered an email address in the To field, added a message subject,
or attached an item.
To create and send a text message
1. On the All messages screen, tap Compose message. The Compose screen
opens.
2.
Enter the mobile phone number of the message recipient in the To field. As
you enter the phone number, matching contacts will appear on the screen.
Tap a recipient or continue entering the recipient's phone number.
Enter a name to look
up a contact or tap
to enter a phone
number.
Tap to automatically
enter the mobile phone
number of the matched
contact.
Note: The phone
number only appears
if the number was
filed under Mobile in
Contacts.
3.
Tap the text box that contains the text "Tap to compose", and then start
composing your message.
Note As you near the 160-character limit, a counter will appear in the top right corner
of the text box to tell you how many characters are left. Once you go over that
limit, a new message is created but automatically joined into one when received.
Enter your text
message here.
Tap to send the
message.